Useful information
Parking
There are several car parks available at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital:
- at the front of the hospital by the main entrance
- at the side near the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre
- at the back by the Eye Unit and Derwent Suite
There are disabled parking spaces in all our pay and display car parks.
For investigations and tests, the closest car park will usually be the front car park. However, for clinic appointments the car park at the rear of the hospital might be closer. Please check your appointment letter if you find walking difficult, so that you can choose the car park which is best for your appointment. Please also check that you will be allowed to drive after your test, as some tests involve sedation which means that you will not be allowed to drive afterwards.
Please see the 'Parking' pages for more information.
Public transport
Many bus routes come into the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and at the bus stop there is a digital sign informing you of accurate waiting times for the buses on each route. Please see our 'Travelling to Hospital' pages for more information.
Useful Links
Learning difficulties and dementia
If you have learning difficulties, a 'hospital passport' will help those who are looking after you to know what extra help you may need, and what is important to you. You can download the template, which you then fill in with your own details, from here.
If you have dementia, a similar tool can be downloaded from here.
It is also available in a Welsh bilingual version.
The Bournemouth after cancer survivorship programme
A free, personalised programme of health, fitness and wellbeing experiences aimed at improving your potential to live well and be active.
https://www.bhliveactive.org.uk/health/
CUPID (Colostomy, Urostomy & Pouch Ileostomy of Dorset)
CUPID provides informal get-togethers for patients, their partners and friends, for support and to share information.
Bournemouth sessions are held at:
Iford Baptist Church, Old Bridge Road, Iford, Bournemouth, BH6 5RG
Co-ordinator: Beryl Andrews 01202 483303
Poole sessions are held at:
The Lounge Room, Longfleet Baptist Church, 138 Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2EX
Co-ordinator: Jenny Pipe 01202 740440
The Colostomy Association
The Colostomy Association is a dedicated charity that represents the interests of people living with a colostomy. It provides advisory literature, a magazine and website, as well as a 24-hour helpline for stoma care queries.
Helpline: 0800 328 4257
Website: www.colostomyuk.org
Living well active
Improve your potential to live active and well with and beyond cancer.
Tel: 01202 426 588
https://www.livingwellactive.org/
Bournemouth cancer support centre
Your local cancer support centre offering free, non-clinical support to anyone affected by a diagnosis or cancer. We offer befriending, counselling, aromatherapy, reflexology and information services.
Tel: 01202 315 824
http://www.wessexcancer.org.uk
Look good feel better
Look good feel better provides a two hour free of charge workshop to help women and teenagers dealing with the visible side-effects of cancer treatment, to help regain a sense of control and normality. Held at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
Tel: 01202 705198
https://www.lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk/support-advice/group-session/
Also - LookGoodFeelBetter support for men provides advice about skin and hair care as well as looking after your body and mind.
http://www.lookgoodfeelbetterformen.org/
My health, my way
A free service provided by the NHS in Dorset to help you to manage your life with a health condition and to promote your wellbeing.
http://www.myhealthdorset.org.uk
Tel: 0303 303 0153
BHLive
A personalised programme of health, fitness and wellbeing experiences aimed at improving your potential to live well and be active.
https://bhliveactive.org.uk/health/
Macmillan cancer support
Provides information and support, an online community, and much more, for anyone affected by cancer.
Cancer Research UK
For information on cancer, research into cancer causes and treatments, and much more.
